EP3049782A4 - Isolator system for a pressure transmitter - Google Patents

Isolator system for a pressure transmitter Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3049782A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: pressure transmitter; isolator system; isolator; transmitter; pressure
Prior art date: 2013-09-26
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

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EP14847779.7A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3049782A1 (en

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Robert C. Hedtke

Eric Petersen

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Rosemount Inc

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Rosemount Inc

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2013-09-26

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2014-09-26

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2017-05-03

2014-09-26 Application filed by Rosemount Inc filed Critical Rosemount Inc

2016-08-03 Publication of EP3049782A1 publication Critical patent/EP3049782A1/en

2017-05-03 Publication of EP3049782A4 publication Critical patent/EP3049782A4/en

2019-06-26 Application granted granted Critical

2019-06-26 Publication of EP3049782B1 publication Critical patent/EP3049782B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2034-09-26 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
- G01L19/00—Details of, or accessories for, apparatus for measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluent medium insofar as such details or accessories are not special to particular types of pressure gauges
- G01L19/0007—Fluidic connecting means
- G01L19/0046—Fluidic connecting means using isolation membranes

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
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Measuring Fluid Pressure (AREA)

EP14847779.7A 2013-09-26 2014-09-26 Isolator system for a pressure transmitter Active EP3049782B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US14/037,767 US9588003B2 (en)	2013-09-26	2013-09-26	Isolator system for a pressure transmitter
PCT/US2014/057785 WO2015048495A1 (en)	2013-09-26	2014-09-26	Isolator system for a pressure transmitter

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3049782A1 EP3049782A1 (en)	2016-08-03
EP3049782A4 true EP3049782A4 (en)	2017-05-03
EP3049782B1 EP3049782B1 (en)	2019-06-26

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EP14847779.7A Active EP3049782B1 (en)	2013-09-26	2014-09-26	Isolator system for a pressure transmitter

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US (1)	US9588003B2 (en)
EP (1)	EP3049782B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP6420325B2 (en)
CN (2)	CN104515643B (en)
WO (1)	WO2015048495A1 (en)

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2013
- 2013-09-26 US US14/037,767 patent/US9588003B2/en active Active
2014
- 2014-02-07 CN CN201410044885.5A patent/CN104515643B/en active Active
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- 2014-09-26 EP EP14847779.7A patent/EP3049782B1/en active Active
- 2014-09-26 WO PCT/US2014/057785 patent/WO2015048495A1/en active Application Filing
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EP3049782A1 (en)	2016-08-03
CN104515643B (en)	2021-02-19
JP6420325B2 (en)	2018-11-07
US20150082892A1 (en)	2015-03-26
EP3049782B1 (en)	2019-06-26
CN104515643A (en)	2015-04-15
CN203688140U (en)	2014-07-02
WO2015048495A1 (en)	2015-04-02
JP2016532852A (en)	2016-10-20
US9588003B2 (en)	2017-03-07

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